Acehnese

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                                          What is it?

Acehnese is a member of the Chamic branch of Malayo-Polynesian languages and is spoken in Aceh in Sumatra in Indonesia by about 3.5 million people. Acehnese is closely related to other Chamic language such as Jarai and Cham, which are spoken in Cambodia and Vietnam, and also to Minangkabau, Gayo and Batak. The name of the language has also been spelled as Achinese, Achehnese and Atjehnese.

Acehnese was formerly written with the Arabic alphabet but is now written with the Latin alphabet.

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